Dyeing-machine.



UNITED STATES PATENT oFEIoE.

NAPOLEON LABONTY, or

PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND. DYElNG-IVIAOHINE.

N 0- 853, 700. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 14, 1907. Application filed July 10, 1906. Serial No. 325,455. To all whom it may concern: I frame, 15 A plurality of interspaced car- Be it known that I, NAPOLEON LABONTY, asubject of ing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dyeing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being .had therein to the accompanying drawing.

' My invention relates to a machine, for dye ing cops and has for its primary object a means for dyeing cops in large quantities in a short time.

A further object is to utilize the'dyeing liquid for repeated use; and further, to afford facilities for maintaining or changin the temperature of the liquid. It is also desired to afford means for removing the sediment accumulating during the dyeing process.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in providing a series of cop receptacles which are pervious to the d eing liquid, and reciprocating these receptac es in a tank containing dye liquors. It further consists of means for maintaining the dye liquors at a high degree of temperature, and in other structural details which will be hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings which form a part of this secificatron, Figure l is'a central longitu is rectangular to conform to the shape of the tank, 1, in which it is intended to loosely slide, and is provided upon both its front and rear sides with threaded openings 16, in each corner. Into the corresponding openin s of each adjacent frame are inserted the enc s of connecting bars, 17, Whose ends are threaded in opposite directions. Any other convenient connecting means may be employed. In each frame rests a receptacle or box, 18, preferably of metal, whose front and rear wall are provided with perforations, These boxes, which are identical in every respect, are rectangular, and their perforated sides are longer than their end walls, whereby the greatest dimension of the box is transverse to the length of the tank. If a cylindrical form of tank be preferred, obviously the frames and boxes should be circular in contour.

The end. of the valve rod, 20, of valve, 10, is connected with a lever, 21', fulcrumed at 22, to the floor. The end of lever, 21, is extended to form an operatin handle, 21. Pivoted near one end to the ever, 21, is a horizontal connecting rod, 23, which is sup ported in the standards, 2. Fixed to the inner end of the tank, 1, is an arm or bracket, 24, to which is pivoted a lever, 25, one of whose ends engages the rod, 23, and whose other end is connected to a pin, 26, which traverses the end wall of the tank and projects therein some distance in the ,path of the frame, 15. A similar pin, 27, extends through the outer end wall into the tank in the path of the frames, and is connected with one end of a lever, 28, pivoted to an arm, 29, fixed to the tank, wall. The other end of the lever, 28, is pivoted to the outer end of the rod, 23.

A steam pipe, 30, leads from pipe, 9, to a vertical pipe, 31. Pipes, 32, and 33, lead from pipe, 30, through the tank floor into the inner and outer ends of the tank respectively. Pipes 32 and 33 with check valves, 34 and 35. Pipe 30 has a globe valve, 30, between pipes 9 and 32. Pipe, 31, is provided above and below the pipe, 30, res ectively with globe valves, 36 and 37, and as its upper end arched to overhang a supply tank, 38, for dye liquids.

Entering the roof of the tank, at front and rear ends thereof, are the vertical pipes, 39

'g. 2, a perspective view of a box and its holder with parts broken away, and Fig. 3, a side elevation of a cop.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throu hout the views.

My nove machine may be operated by water, compressed air or steam, but in the form herein illustrated my machine is operated by steam.

The framework or body may be of any convenient form best adapted to carry out the purposes of structure, but the form thereof herein shown comprises a rectangular tank, 1, mounted upon supports, 2, fixed to the ground or floor, 3. oblong rectangular opening, 4, in the roof of the tank, is closed by a removable cover, 5, attached thereto by screws, 6. Adjacent one end of the tank is mounted a steam cylinder, 7, its chest, 8, steam supply pipe, 9, and D-valve, 10. The piston rod, 11, of its piston, 12, enters the tank, 1, and carries upon its end an oblong rectangular plate, 13, fixed by screws, 14, or otherwise to the margins of a carrier provided respectively IIO and 40, respectively, which enter a horizonuids to pass through pipes, 33, 30, and the tal pipe, 41. One end of the latter, 42, is exlower end ct pipe, 31, into the sewer. The tended and upwardly directed to enter the flushing liquid, preferably cold water, is adbottom of the supply tank, 38. The opposite end of the pipe, 42, is continued, 43, to any convenient source of steam supply.

mitted to the operating tank through pipe, 39, by opening valve, 44, after valve, 46, is closed.

The pipe sections, 39, 42, and 43, are respec- WVhile only one storage tank, 38, is shown, tively provided with globe valves, 44, 45 and in actual operation it is (mnvement to have a 46. Near each end of the pipe section, 41, are check valves, 47 and 48; and rising upon its center is a pipe, 49, carrying a relief valve, 50, which is connected by a pipe, 51, with the supply tank, 38. p

The operation of my machine is as follows: The cops to be dyed, 52, are packed longitudinally in superimposed layers in the boxes, 18. The cover, 5, of the tank is removed, and each box is dropped into its respective -frame, 15, as the latter is brought beneath the opening, 4, of the tank. The movement of the carriers is etlected by manually moving lever, 21. The cover, 5, is then replaced. The dye liquors are supplied from tank, 38, to the tank, 1, through the pipes, 42 and 40, until the operating tank is ractically filled. Steam is then admitted to t 1e cylinder, 7 by manually moving the handle, 21, which reciprocates the piston rod, 11, and its connected carrier frames, 15, through the die liquids, which thereby are "forced through the perforations, 19, in the sides of the boxes and thoroughly saturate the inclosed cops. Near the limits of the outward and inward travel of the piston rod, 11, the end carrier frames alternately contact with the pins, 26 and 27, thereby shitting through the rod, 23, lever 21, and rod 20, the valve 10; thus insuring the continuous reciprocation of the carriers in the tank. The temperature of the liquids in the tank, 1, is maintained at the necessary high temperature by the admission of steam through pipes'SO, 32 and 33. The carriers and boxes slide very loosely in the tank 1, but notwithstanding this fact, the liquids are at the ends of the piston often excessively compressed. When such compression occurs, the dye liquors are forced up through the pipes, 39, 40, 41 and 49, and against the relief valve, 50, which at any predetermined pressure permits the excessive liquid to escape through pipe, 51 into tank, 38.

The contents of the operating tank are removed and the tank flushed. alter the dyeing operations as follows: The valves, 30 and 37, are closed, and valve 36 opened to permit such dye liquors as are capable of second use to pass through pipes, 32, 33, 30 and 31 into supply tank 38. The liquid may be pumped. up through pipe, 31, but I prefer to raise the same by the pressure of steam which is admitted by valve, 46, through pipes, 43 and 39, into the operating tank.

The useless liquors and sediment is removed and thetank flushedby closing valve, 36 and opening valve, 37, to permit the liqseries of such tanks for dill'erent kinds ol dye liquids, and provided with branch pipe connections with pipe 42.

Having described my invention, lv claim,

1. In a machine oi the type set forth, the combination with a closed tank for holding dye liquids and the materials to be dyed, ot a movable receptacle in the closed. tank for holding the articles to be dyed, a steam pipe entering the roof oi" the dyeing tank and means tor moving the receptacle and m ans actuated by the reciprocation oit said reeeptacle for automatically reversing its direction of motion and conduits through which the liquid may be returned "from the bottom oil the dyeing tank.

2. In a machine of the type. set forth, the combination with a closed tank for holding dye liquids and the materials to be dyed, of a movable perforated receptacle in the closed tank for holding the articles to be dyed, a steam pipe entering the root of the dyeing tank and means for moving the receptacle and means actuated by the recipr eation ol said receptacle for automatically reversing its direction of motion and conduits through which the liquid may be returned from the bottom of the dyeing tank.

3. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with a closed tank for holding dye liquids and the materials to be dyed, of a receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed slidably mounted in the closed tank, a steam pipe entering the root of the dyeing tank and means for recn'nocating the receptacle and means actuated by the rcciprocation oil said receptacle for automatically reversing its direction of motion and conduits through which the liquid may be returned from the bottom of the dyeing tank.

4. In a machine of the type set combination with a closed tank for holding dye liquids and the materials tobe dyed, ot a. perforated receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed slidably mounted in the closed tank, a steam pipe entering the root of the dyeing tank and means for reciprocating the receptacle and means actuated by the reciprocation of said receptacle for automatically reversing its direction of motion and conduits through which the liquid may be returned from the bottom of the dyeing tank.

5. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with a closed dyeing tank, of a carrier -frame slidably mounted. in the tank, a steam pipe entering the roof of the dyeing forth, the

tank a receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed provided with openings in its walls mounted in the frame, and means for reciprocating the frame and'for automatically reversing the same and conduits through which the liquid may be returned from the bottom of the dyeing tank.

6. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with an engine cylinder, piston, and piston rod, of a closed dyeing tank adj acent the cylinder, a steam pipe entering the roof of the dyeing tank a carrier frame slidably mounted in the tank and fixed to the piston rod, and a receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed provided with openings in its walls mounted in the frame and means for automatically reversing the direction of motion of said frame and conduits through which the liquid may be returned from the bottom of the dyeing tank.

7. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with an engine cylinder, valve, valve rod, piston, and piston rod, of a closed. dyeing tank adjacent and in axial alinement with the cylinder, a carrier frame slidably mounted in the tank and fixed to the piston rod, a steam pipe entering the roof of the dye iug tank a perforated-receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed mounted in the frame, a slidable pin in each end of the tank in the path of the carrier and pivotal connections between the pins and the valve rod and conduits through which the liquid may be returnedfrom the bottom of the dyeing tank.

8. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with a closed dyeing tank, of a perforated receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed slidably mounted in the tank, means for reciprocating the receptacle, a storage tank, pipes connecting the dyeing and storage tanks, and a relief valve in said pipes.

9. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with a closed dyeing tank, of a receptacle for holding the articles to be dyed "of the dyeingtank sliding means in the dyeing tank fixed to the piston rod for holding the articles to be dyed, openings in the floor of the tank, pipes connecting the openings with the steam supply pipes, and means in the connecting pipes for admitting and c1itting off the steam from the tank, and conduits through which the liquid may be returned from the bottom of the dyeing tank.

11. In a machine of thetype set forth, the combination with a closed dyeing tank, re.- ceptacles in the tank for holding the articles to be dyed, and means for reciprocating the receptacles, of a storage tank adjacent the dyeing tank, a steam pipe entering the roof of the dyeing tank, and a discharge pipe leading from the floor of the dyeing tank to the storage tank.

12. In a machine of the type set forth, the combination with a closed dyeing tank, receptacles in the tank for holding the articles to be dyed, and means for reciprocating the receptacles, of a valved supply pipe entering the roof of the tank, and a discharge pipe in the floor of the tank.

In testimony whereof I have afliXed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NAPOLEON LABONTY. 

